Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-12
CITY AND SUBURBS.

 dia Singing society will take place at Con- cordia hall Tuesday, January 10.
 The committee on the fire department ball has engaged the Germania band, of Boston, to furnish music for the annual ball
 The funeral of Michael Enright, who died Saturday, was attended from his late residence, AS Baldwin street, this after noon.
 The Concordias gave a pleasing enter tainment at their hall last evening, consist ing chiefly of musical and vocal selections by members of the society.
 Upson Post, G. A. R., will have charge of the funeral of the late J. M Hubbard, which will take place from 166 South Main street at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
 Rev. J. L. Ray of Cincinnati, who occu- pied the pulpit of the Baptist church yes terday, spoke at the Y. M. C. A. meetlhg in the afternoon on "Infuences.
 Wm Herriott, who had his leg nearly torn off below the knee in an accident at Platt Bros & Co.'S factory, October Q, has so far recovered that he is able to be out.
 The Rev. MT. Boolgoorjoo of Marask, Turkey, yesterday spoke upon habits and customs of his people; in the morning at the Second church and at the First church in the evening.
 Waterbury horsemen will be interested to learn that George L. Clark, Meriden horse trainer and breeder, is to lease the Meriden trotting park and buildings for five years.
 The Scovill manufacturing company have donated $50 to the fire department for efficient service rendered at the recent blaze in the japannlng department ot the company's works.
 The directors of the Meriden and Water bury road will make their excursion over the road Wednesday instead of Tuesday, as first announced. They Will leave the Cromwell depot at a. m.
 Auditor Birrell was much better to- day and sent to his office for some papers that he wished to attend to. He is able to be about the house and it is hoped that he will be out in few days.
 The Concordia Singing society is re- hearsing musical comedy entitled Songs of Musician" which will be given at Concordia hall New Years night. After midnight there will be dancing.
 Miss Emma Flood, daughter of Hugh Flood. of 12S Mill street, took the black veil at the Dominican convent, Twenty third street, New York, Saturday. Her name in religion will be Sister Alphonsus.
 c. R, Baldwin, of the American and treasurer of the United Press left on the milk train yesterday afternoon to at tend meeting of the board of directors and executive officers ot the Unlted ffess, at Chicago, Tuesday.
 The Bridgeport News says that two good-sized trains of coal have to go up the Naugatuck road every day to furnish Wa terbury with it's 5000 tons daily supply, and that says nothing of the other places along the line.
 The board of road commissioners did not open the bids for the proposed shed on the Benedict street lot Saturday night, the mayor and Commissioner Stevens being the only members present. The board will meet this evening previous to the common council meeting and pass upon them.
 The special committee appointed by the board of sewer commissioners to consider the proposal of the Scovill Manufacturing company concerning the construction by the city of the intercepting sewer through the companys property have been unable to hold meeting, and will not report this evening to the sewer board, as anticipated.
 Edward A. White, of West Side hill, died yesterday of consumption, aged 56 years He had been in poor health for a long time, and was year ago compelled to give up his position at the Waterbury Brass Co.'S factory The funeral will take place from his late residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The burial will be at Hartford, where the deceased has children buried.
 In the district court this afternoon Judge Bradstreet heard arguments on a demurrer in the case of R. H. Blood against the New York & New England railroad company The plaintiff had his finger crushed in car door while on hie way from this city to Danbury, and sues to re- cover $500. Attorney Colley, of this city, appeared for the plaintiff, and Attorney Robbins, of Hartford for the company.
 There was an incipient blaze at the resi- dence of Mrs Catherine Ney, 118 Baldwin street, about o'clock Saturday afternoon. The fire originated in the bedding in a sleeping apartment on the first floor There was more smoke than fire and a strong smell of burning feathers when the fire boys arrived in response to a messen- ger. A little water soon extinguished what might have been quite blaze. The damage was slight.
 Yesterday afternoon as the down milk train was leaving this city, the engineer noticed horse trotting down the track He whistled, but the animal kept right along. Soon the engine was closing on him, and the train was stopped wbiie one
 
 his efforts were fruitless as the horse struck up 2:40 gait The engine started, only to stop again, t,,le animal still trotting down the track. At Platt's Mills the ex- citement ceased as the animal left the track to take a spin in a lot near by.
 The Court of Common Council meets by adjournment this evening, and it is proba- ble that there will be nearly full attend ance of both wards. The law committee to which was referred for a second time the matter of assessing Bank street, will make it's report. The committee decided upon the assessments at it's meeting Satur- day afternoon. What that report will be is not known. Judge Cowell, when asked about it this morning, said that it would sotisfy all parties concerned. He spoke with considerable assurance, too, but mo- body can divine how the councilmen will look at it. Another interesting matter that will come up is the annual appropriation. The American Mechanics fair will open at City hall this evening" The hall will present brilliant appearance when the patrons of the fair enter the building. Fes- toons of bunting, American flags and gay oo1,ctifJ1fa the 6acO-